Laurie was misbehaving at home. Jackson learned that there was in fact no Charles and that Laurie had been the one pulling the pranks that he blamed on "Charles"
1. Personification
2. Hyperbole
3. Simile
4. Alliteration
5. Metaphor
Frank was a very tall man is an example of a direct characterization
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